Bucharest vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$2614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$6294
🏠 One person rent
$449
$1726
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$3471
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$501
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$4054
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
76
100
😀 Quality of life
77
89
🏙️ Population
1.72M
7.41M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 63% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 5593rd and 503rd ($961 vs $2614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Romania and China, respectively. Check Romania vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 1.6 months in Hong Kong. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 703rd and 168th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Hong Kong

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Bucharest Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$6.55
 Cappuccino
$2.94
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$2033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$4405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$2942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$28583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$18618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$13.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$82
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$20363

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$846
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611